used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading He had accepted Mrs. Tregonell's invitation out of kindly feeling for the woman who had loved his father, and who, but for that father's untimely death, might have been to him as a second mother.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
AngusnounUS /ˈæŋɡəs/
Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading There was a strong vein of sentiment in his character, which responded to the sentiment betrayed unconsciously in every line of Mrs. Tregonell's letter.
brutaladjectiveUS /ˈbruːtəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BUT THEN CAME ONE, THE LOVELACE OF HIS DAY.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading BUT THEN CAME ONE, THE LOVELACE OF HIS DAY.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading There was a strong vein of sentiment in his character, which responded to the sentiment betrayed unconsciously in every line of Mrs. Tregonell's letter.
civilizationnounUS /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
CornwallnounUS /ˈkɔːrnwɔːl/
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading BUT THEN CAME ONE, THE LOVELACE OF HIS DAY.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading He had accepted Mrs. Tregonell's invitation out of kindly feeling for the woman who had loved his father, and who, but for that father's untimely death, might have been to him as a second mother.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
a movement into or inward
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was a strong vein of sentiment in his character, which responded to the sentiment betrayed unconsciously in every line of Mrs. Tregonell's letter.
a social unit living together
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He had accepted Mrs. Tregonell's invitation out of kindly feeling for the woman who had loved his father, and who, but for that father's untimely death, might have been to him as a second mother.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He had accepted Mrs. Tregonell's invitation out of kindly feeling for the woman who had loved his father, and who, but for that father's untimely death, might have been to him as a second mother.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had accepted Mrs. Tregonell's invitation out of kindly feeling for the woman who had loved his father, and who, but for that father's untimely death, might have been to him as a second mother.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
half-barbarous
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From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
Hamleigh
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From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had accepted Mrs. Tregonell's invitation out of kindly feeling for the woman who had loved his father, and who, but for that father's untimely death, might have been to him as a second mother.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BUT THEN CAME ONE, THE LOVELACE OF HIS DAY.
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
inhabitedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈhæbətəd/
having inhabitants; lived in
From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
Inverness
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From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading He had accepted Mrs. Tregonell's invitation out of kindly feeling for the woman who had loved his father, and who, but for that father's untimely death, might have been to him as a second mother.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading He had accepted Mrs. Tregonell's invitation out of kindly feeling for the woman who had loved his father, and who, but for that father's untimely death, might have been to him as a second mother.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading There was a strong vein of sentiment in his character, which responded to the sentiment betrayed unconsciously in every line of Mrs. Tregonell's letter.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading There was a strong vein of sentiment in his character, which responded to the sentiment betrayed unconsciously in every line of Mrs. Tregonell's letter.
held dear
From this reading He had accepted Mrs. Tregonell's invitation out of kindly feeling for the woman who had loved his father, and who, but for that father's untimely death, might have been to him as a second mother.
LOVELACEnounUS /ˈlʌvleɪs/
English poet (1618-1857)
From this reading BUT THEN CAME ONE, THE LOVELACE OF HIS DAY.
come together
From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
the force of workers available
From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had accepted Mrs. Tregonell's invitation out of kindly feeling for the woman who had loved his father, and who, but for that father's untimely death, might have been to him as a second mother.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He had accepted Mrs. Tregonell's invitation out of kindly feeling for the woman who had loved his father, and who, but for that father's untimely death, might have been to him as a second mother.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading He had accepted Mrs. Tregonell's invitation out of kindly feeling for the woman who had loved his father, and who, but for that father's untimely death, might have been to him as a second mother.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BUT THEN CAME ONE, THE LOVELACE OF HIS DAY.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BUT THEN CAME ONE, THE LOVELACE OF HIS DAY.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He had accepted Mrs. Tregonell's invitation out of kindly feeling for the woman who had loved his father, and who, but for that father's untimely death, might have been to him as a second mother.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
by chance
From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
Perthshire
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From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading There was a strong vein of sentiment in his character, which responded to the sentiment betrayed unconsciously in every line of Mrs. Tregonell's letter.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He had accepted Mrs. Tregonell's invitation out of kindly feeling for the woman who had loved his father, and who, but for that father's untimely death, might have been to him as a second mother.
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading There was a strong vein of sentiment in his character, which responded to the sentiment betrayed unconsciously in every line of Mrs. Tregonell's letter.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading There was a strong vein of sentiment in his character, which responded to the sentiment betrayed unconsciously in every line of Mrs. Tregonell's letter.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUT THEN CAME ONE, THE LOVELACE OF HIS DAY.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading BUT THEN CAME ONE, THE LOVELACE OF HIS DAY.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a strong vein of sentiment in his character, which responded to the sentiment betrayed unconsciously in every line of Mrs. Tregonell's letter.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
Tregonell's
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From this reading He had accepted Mrs. Tregonell's invitation out of kindly feeling for the woman who had loved his father, and who, but for that father's untimely death, might have been to him as a second mother.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
unconsciouslyadverbUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəsli/
without awareness
From this reading There was a strong vein of sentiment in his character, which responded to the sentiment betrayed unconsciously in every line of Mrs. Tregonell's letter.
unkemptadjectiveUS /ənˈkempt/
not neatly combed
From this reading He would meet with a half-barbarous people, perhaps, rough, unkempt, ignorant, brutal, speaking to him in a strange language--such men as inhabited Perthshire and Inverness before civilization travelled northward.
untimelyadjectiveUS /ənˈtaɪmli/
badly timed
From this reading He had accepted Mrs. Tregonell's invitation out of kindly feeling for the woman who had loved his father, and who, but for that father's untimely death, might have been to him as a second mother.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
veinnounUS /veɪn/
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading There was a strong vein of sentiment in his character, which responded to the sentiment betrayed unconsciously in every line of Mrs. Tregonell's letter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
in or at the place that
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a strong vein of sentiment in his character, which responded to the sentiment betrayed unconsciously in every line of Mrs. Tregonell's letter.
which person or people
From this reading He had accepted Mrs. Tregonell's invitation out of kindly feeling for the woman who had loved his father, and who, but for that father's untimely death, might have been to him as a second mother.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He had accepted Mrs. Tregonell's invitation out of kindly feeling for the woman who had loved his father, and who, but for that father's untimely death, might have been to him as a second mother.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Although Angus Hamleigh came of a good old west country family, he had never been in Cornwall, and he approached that remote part of the country with a curious feeling that he was turning his back upon England and English civilization, and entering a strange wild land where all things would be different.
